The thrilling action thriller on Netflix never runs out of ammunition
The thrilling action thriller on Netflix never runs out of ammunition
By Robert Scucci | Published: 2025-10-22 17:34:00 | Source: GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Written by Robert Scocchi | Updated
Most married couples keep little secrets from each other, like the emergency bag of peanut butter M&Ms taped behind the crawl hatch or the meme-based group text with high school friends that has to be deleted daily because its content could end multiple careers. 2005 Mr. and Mrs. Smith It is a little more extreme.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie John and Jane Smith are both highly skilled hitmen and are living a double life without each other’s knowledge. When their covers are blown, everything explodes, and they turn their guns on each other because at this point in their lives, their marriage simply isn’t working.
An elegant, action-packed romantic romance without any worry about property damage, Mr. and Mrs. Smith He thrives on chemistry and charisma. Her strands explode across the front, one elegant dress and one chic tuxedo every time.
Contract killers live a lie
Over the course of a series of therapy sessions with Dr. Wexler (William Fichtner), we learn about Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s problematic marriage, built on secrecy and a lack of communication. By day, John pretends to be a construction executive while Jane works in high-level technical support. Between dinner engagements and social obligations, they work as mercenaries, each armed to the teeth and expending just as much energy hiding their true occupation as they do staying alive.
Everything changes when Mr. and Mrs. Smith are booked twice to eliminate the same target, Benjamin “The Tank” Danes (Adam Brody). Once they discover the truth about each other, paranoia takes over. They both begin to wonder if their marriage is real or just another mistake in the mission. When you combine two lethal, morally gray lovers with personal armories hidden throughout their home, the only logical outcome is chaos.
Determined to kill each other, Mr. and Mrs. Smith go to war, venting years of pent-up frustration not through honest conversations, but through walls of gunfire and expertly choreographed destruction.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt continue to run
On paper, Mr. and Mrs. Smith He has everything going for it. Pitt and Jolie fully commit to their roles, delivering snappy dialogue and hilarious bickering along with some of the most elaborate action scenes of the mid-2000s. The set pieces are silly in the best way, the stunt work is sharp, and the pace holds up mostly thanks to the natural chemistry between the main characters.
My favorite recurring character Eddie is Vince Vaughn, John’s co-worker and best friend. The scenes between them are loose and natural, full of deadpan timing and sparse exchanges that feel entirely lived-in. Vaughn is perfectly cast as the arrogant, world-weary obnoxious who spouts one-liners like it’s his full-time job. It’s an essential role in his arsenal, and no one else can master it better.
If there was one thing I would change Mr. and Mrs. Smithit’s uptime. This film screams “in and out in 90 minutes,” and stretching it out to two hours dilutes its impact. The premise is deceptively simple, and the best dialogue is most powerful when it’s snappy and cutting. We already understand that marriage is on the rocks; There is no need to continue with any more show pranks.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith gushed
Even with the occasional cloud, Mr. and Mrs. Smith It is a blast from start to finish. Like any good comedy, you’ll sometimes wonder how many small businesses or innocent bystanders were collateral damage in the escalating domestic dispute between this couple. Once you let go of that, it’s easy to enjoy this brilliant, over-the-top summer movie for what it is: a completely messy balance of romance, violence, and style.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith It is streaming on Netflix.
(Tags for translation)Action movies
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